Truck attachment for carrying beef.



E. W. MURPHY. TRUCK ATTACHMENT FOR CARRYING BEEF.

APPLICATION PILED JULY 3, 1911.

Patented JalL 23, 1912.

- WITNESSES.-

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

EDWARD w. MURP or BRIDGEPORT, GONNECTIGUT;

TRUC ATTACHMENT FOR CARRYING ABEEF.

T0 all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. MURPHY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented an Improvement in Truck Attachments for Carrying Beef, of

which the following is a specification.

necesary to lift the carcasses or sides from the hooks On which the same are hung and deposit them upon a truck for purposes of transportation, thereby imposing considerable labor upon theporters or warehouse men which it is the object of the present invention to eliminate by providing a truck by which the lifting operation may be performed by means of the truck itself. These and other objects of the invention, together with means whereby the same may be carried into effect, will best be understood from the following description of certain forms or embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It will be 1mderstoocl however thatjthe constructions de scribed and shown have been chosen for illustrative purposes merely and that the invention may be embodied in other forms without departing fromthe spirit and scope thereof. I

In said drawings: Figure l'is a side view, partly broken away, of a truck havingi-m y attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in longitudinal section and on an enlarged scale, of the adjusting means for the lifting arm, showing a slightly modified construction. Fig. 3 is an elevation at right angles to Fig. 1 of'the attachment removed from the truck. Figs. 4:, and 5 are respectively a side view and a plan of the lifting hook used in connection with the truck'attachment. Fig. 6 is a plan view of certain parts shown in Fig. 1. 10 denotes the body ,or frame of a truck of ordinary or well-known form provided at its upper end with handles 11 and mounted at its lower end upon wheels 12 beyond which is the usual nose13, ordinarily in the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented J an. 23,1912.

Application filed July 3, 1911; *SeriaLNo. 636,752. Y

form of an iron plate or extension projecting at an angle to the frame.

14 denotes bracketssecured to the nose13 by means of :bolts29 and supportinga rod or elongated bolt 15 upon which 'is pivoted the lifting arm of the present attachment.

It will be obvious that the two brackets 1 1 may, if desired, be integrally connected or that otherwisea single bracket may be employed in place of the two bracketsshown for pivotally supporting the lifting arm. I

Said arm normally projects upwardly, pref;

erably' atan acute angle to the truck body,-

, and terminates'in a lifting finger 21 having slightly below its end a fixed collar or flange 84;. o

As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, t-helifting arm comprises outer and inner telescoping tubular. members 16 and17 respectively. -By sliding said members in and outupon one another the length of the lifting arm may be adjusted. The members are held in, adjust M ed position by means offa pin or bolt 20 which passes through openings 19 "the outer H1 ember 16 and maybe passed through any desired pair of aseriesof openings 18 1n the inner member 17. In this form of the invention'the lifting finger 21 is. carried by or formed. integral with theinner member 17. I

In Fig. 2 of the drawing is illustrated a slightly modified construction of lifting arm, the same comprising outer and inner telescoping members 22-a11d23 respectively. 25 denotes aresilienuplate securedto the lower end of the outer member 22, as by screws 27, and terminating at its lower end" in a locking pin 26 adapted to'enter any one of a series ofopeningsf24e in saidmember23.

30 denotes a collar fixed on the lifting arm, as by clamping the same therearound,

to which collar is pivoted, as at 31 rod 82 which passes loosely through a cap 33, on a tube 450 which ispivoted on a'rod 42 suitably secured, as by nuts 44' (see Fig. 6) in openings 'in the truckhandles 11. The end of the rod 32 within the tube 40 is threaded and is provided with anut 41 engaging the inner face of the cap 33 when the parts are in the position-shown in full lines in Fig. 1. By-adjusting the nut 41 upon the rod 32 the normal angle of the'lifting arm to.the

truck body may be varied.

e3 denotes a cushioning block of rubber or the like within the tube 40 and adapted to receivethe end of the rod 32when the T parts are in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, said rod 32 at this time telescoping within the tube 40.

28 denotes a hook having a neck 35 terminating in a head 36. 37 denotes a strap or collar swiveled on said neck 35 and to which is pivoted at 38 an eye 39.

The operation of the device is as follows: If it be desired to move a carcass or side of meat suspended in the usual manner upon a hook in a car, warehouse or elsewhere, the hook 28 is engaged with the meat at some suitable point at a convenient distance from the floor or ground, the truck is broughtup in substantially the position shown in Fig. 1, the lifting finger 21 is engaged with the eye 39, and the truck swung backwardly by means of its handles 11 upon the wheels 12 as a fulcrum. This causes the lifting arm to be raised and by the engagement of the lifting finger 21 and its collar'34 with the eye 39 causes the meat to be lifted from its suspending hook. Thereafter the lifting arm may be swung backwardly upon its pivot 15 thereby permitting the weight of the meat to rest upon the truck body.

It will be observed that the attachment may be readily applied to any truck merely by drilling the necessary holes in the nose 13 of said truck for the reception of the bolts 29 for attaching the bracket 14 and by boring suitable holes in the handles 11 for the rod 42. It will also be seen that when it is desired to use the truck for any other purpose, the attachment may be readily removed by the removal of the bolts 29 and rod 42.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and atits lower end with wheels, of a lifting arm pivoted to said body near the lower end thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, and a pair of telescoping members connecting said arm and body.

2. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and at its lower end with wheels, of a lifting arm pivoted to said body near the lower end thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, a rod pivoted to said arm, a tube carried by said body and having a cap through which said rod passes, and a nut on said rod within said cap.

.3. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and at its lower end with upwardly therefrom, and a hook for engaging the object to be lifted and provided with means for loose engagement with said arm.

4:. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and at its lower end with wheels, of a lifting arm carried by said body near the lower end thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, a lifting finger at the upper end of said arm provided with a fixed collar, and a hook cotiperating with said fingen 5. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and at its lower end with wheels, of a lifting arm carried by said body near th lower end thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, a hook having a neck, a collar swiveled on said neck, and an eye pivoted to said collar and cooperating with said arm.

6. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and at its lower end with wheels, of a lifting arm carried by said body near the lower end thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, a lifting finger at the upper end of said arm provided with a fixed collar, a hook having a neck, a collar swiveled on said neck, and an eye pivoted to said collar and cooperating with said finger.

7. A lifting attachment for trucks comprising a bracket, means for detachably securing said bracket to the nose of a truck,

and a lifting arm pivoted to said bracket.

8. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and at its lower end with wheels, of a lifting arm pivoted to said body near the lower end thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, a pair of telescoping members connecting said arm and body, and means for relatively adjusting said members.

9. The combination with a truck comprising a body provided at its upper end with handles and at its lower end with wheels, of a lifting arm pivoted to said body near the lower end thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom, a pair of telescoping members connecting said arm and body and means for cushioning said members. I

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD W. MURPHY.

Witnesses A. M. Woosrnn, S. W. Armsnron.

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Washington, I). C. 

